Folding perambulator and the like



W. LINES Oct; 28, 1930.

FOLDING PERAMBULATOR AND THE LIKE Filed Oct. 10/1928 3 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOA h/Z/A E;

Oct. 28, 1930.

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WALTER Lrnns, or Lennon, Enema]: I FOLDING PERAMBULAT QB Ann rina V p 7' Application filed October 10, 1928, Serial No. 311,658, andin Great Britain November 30, 1927.

This invention relates to folding perambumight in some circnmstancesbe substituted. lators baby carriages and the like and has for The forward ends of the links 7 8 have pins its object to provide an improved construcadapted toslide in slots 12, 13 formed in ot, tion ofcolla-psible framing which is simple to (as shown) in pieces attached to the rails. make and use and collapse under a single Handle arms 1/1 arexpivoted at 15 and arecon- .55 movement of the handle. 1 nectedto the linksS'by means of longflinks 7 A further object is so to construct the fram- 16. pivoted at 17 and18i ing as to simplify the attachment of the up- M It will appreciated that with-suchanon holstery and hood fittings and readily to perstruction the upper.v rail moves vertically mit a well type body to be incorporated in downwards on the horizontal lower rail; in Go the carriage. collapsing the frame, and that during this According to the invention the side frammovement all points in thescissor arms .ex ings of the body both comprise an upper and cept. the rear. pivots move forwardly an in-' a lower horizontal rail united by scissor arms. creasing distance as they. approach the for:;

The pins of the forward ends of the scissor ward ends of thearins; thus, the forward fifi arms however work .in elongated slots run joint of the long linkmoves'forwardly alning horizontally in the rails. The handle most. as far as the-sliding pivot of the corre arms are separately pivoted to the lower rails sponding arms, and it will be appreciated at points behind the fixed pivots of the scisthat by pushing thehandle forwardly so as.

. 2c sor arms, and they are connected by long links to collapse the arms inthe forward direction 1Q articulated at a comparatively small distance on the bottom rail, theiwhole of both fram above the lower rail to the forwardly and ingswill be collapsed tollie flat; H V i downwardly extending arms of the scissors. j The upperhorizontal rail 5 's notdilictly The novelty ofthe invention lies in the connected to thehandle arms but is indirect above construction and in the novel combina- 1y g n t d th et th h th i io 75 p tions and arrangements embodied therein or ofa lookingv stay made up oftw'o se-ctions 19 in the preferred form which it is proposed to and 19% These sections connected respectivedescribe. These combinations are specifical- 1y to the upper rail and to the handle arm are ly set out in the claims and are therefore not also connected forrelative mqvementattheir '30 here specified at length. meeting ends, the sectionf- 1 9 being connected 80 The preferred form is illustrated by the acto the upper rail preferably at the-upper. rear companying drawings wherein pivot of the scissor ari'nB, while-the section Fig. 1 is an elevation of a perambulator in 19? is pivotally connected to the handle 20. its open or operative condition, This stay forms kind of toggle with the ad Fig. 2 shows the same partially, and ,jacent arm 8 of thescissors sofas to lie in i Fig. 3 completely collapsed. line with said arm but past dead-centre posi Fig. 415a half plan view corresponding to tion when the frames are erected. .To col- Fig. lapsethe framesin these circumstances itis I As shown a lower frame is suitably sprung necessary to flex the; jointbetw'een the flink' 40 from the wheels 1, 1 and includes horizontal section 19 and the arm 8', whereupon the hen Q9 rails 2 and a fixed wooden structure including dle can then be pushed forward and the seat portions at 3, 3 and a well 4. An'upper frames collapsed The joint formed at 21 m frame includes horizontal rails 5. A collapsthe; stay providesboth the pivot and the abut; ible fabric body 6 is supported by the upper ment of asecond toggle'device and the break- 4-5 and lower frames. A. scissors mechanism in ing of this joint from the position of Fig. 1

the particular instance shown comprises two towards that of Fig. 2 makes a ready means links7,8only,thesebeing pivotally connected for releasing the main toggle between the together at 9 and to the frames at 10, 11. It stay and arm 8 at the pivot point 11. Thewill, however, be apparent thata m'ultipleconnection between the meeting ends of the link scissors mechanism (or lazy-tongs) sections 19 and 19 is in the form of an abutment 21, of approximately triangular shape, with the base portion fixed to section 19 and the apex pivoted to section 19*. Then when extended, the edge of section 19 serves to limit the relative movement of the stay in one direction by providing an abutment for the edge ofgsection 19*, as will'be plain from Fi 1.

ft is to be understood that the drawings are illustrative rather than restrictive and are not intended to be interpreted to limit the scope of the appended claims to the construction shown in detail; on the other hand, modifications and equivalents within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the claims when properly interpreted in the light of the prior art are intended tov be included therein. y f

-I claim:- 1 I v "1. A collapsible vehicle including a collapsible body, spaced relatively movable body 7 frames to which the body is secured and throughwhich the body is collapsed and extended, a scissor mechanism between and connected to said frames, a handle for the vehicle pivotally connected to one of said frames, an operating link between the handle and one-of the levers of the scissor mechaand one of said body frames. I

2; A collapsible vehicle comprising a C01 lapsible body carried between two body-' frame members movable in parallel relationship, a scissor mechanism interposed between the two frames, a folding propelling handle pivoted to the propelling end of-the lower frame-member, 'pull-and -push operating links interposed between the'handle and the scissor mechanism and adapted to transmoveme'nt for expanding andcollap'sing the saidmechanism, and locking stays interposed between the upper frame and v the handle.

3, A collapsible vehicle comprising a. collapsible body carried between two" frame members movable in parallel relationship, a

scissor mechanism interposed between, the

two frames, the forward ends of each member of the sald scissors mechanism having a Slld-r ing interconnection with the respectiveupper and lower frame members, a. folding handle pivoted to the lower frame member, pull-andpush operatinglin'ks interposed'between the handle and the scissors mechanism, and fold ing butt-hinged locking stays interposed be- 7 tween the upper frame and the handle.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. WALTER LINES.

nism, and a locking stay between'the handle 

